Staff Psychiatrist

About the role

The Psychiatrist performs highly advanced psychiatric assessment work and reports directly to the State Hospital Medical Director. Work involves conducting psychiatric activities, monitoring trends, diagnosing, and treating State Hospital patients. Administers quality and appropriate specialized psychiatric treatments, assessments, and procedures as needed. Reviews and analyzes system data to ensure recovery plans are individualized and decisions are made in conjunction with the Recovery Team.

Responsibilities

• Treats each individual with the most effective medication and the most effective dosage.
• Reviews lab work, modifies recovery plans, and records deliberations and recommendations accurately and timely in the electronic health record.
• Develops and implements psychiatric recovery plans documenting how supports and interventions are customized for the individuals' psychiatric needs as well as their strengths and preferences.
• Ensures collaboration between psychiatry and neurology for dually diagnosed individuals. Provides Neurologist with necessary information and ensures that psychiatry notes reflect this collaboration.
• Consults with other psychiatrists, medical staff, psychologists, and others to collaboratively develop psychiatric interventions, identify environmental factors that may impact psychiatric care, and participate in restraint reduction efforts by coordinating medication and behavior therapy. Manages acute psychiatric care including authorizing emergency restraints and writing orders for the emergency use of medication.
• Reviews and monitors system data and trends related to the quality of psychiatric care provided at the State Hospital. Addresses issues identified through monitoring of data and presents changes to the recovery plan.
• Maintains open and regular communication with the Medical Director, Superintendent, and other staff to ensure the transfer of needed information for the continuity of services.
• Participates in various Medical Staff Committees and Sub-committees (Utilization Management, Infection Control, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, etc.) designed to ensure patients are receiving quality care.
• Develops, implements, organizes, and provides leadership in the area of Psychiatric Services following HHSC policies and procedures, state and federal rules and regulations, and TJC standards and CMS conditions of participations in order to provide quality psychiatric services and care to individuals served.

Requirements

• Unrestricted Texas medical license.
• Board certified or board eligible (completed residency in Psychiatry).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods and procedures in the field of general medicine and general psychiatry.
• Knowledge of principles of the development, implementation, and documentation of person-centered individualized care and recovery plans.
• Knowledge of the principles of psychiatric treatment and ability to work collaboratively with staff.
• Knowledge of the state formulary guidelines for maximum doses, and if exceeded, provides detailed documentation of exception, ensuring efficacy, safety, and tolerance.
• Knowledge and skills in providing services to people with psychiatric disorders in an in-patient hospital setting.
• Knowledge and skills in effectively using an electronic healthcare system and Microsoft Office products.
• Skills in the care and treatment of patients.
• Skills in the use of medical and psychiatric diagnostic and treatment tools and equipment.
• Skills in conducting psychiatric research when necessary.
• Ability to assess, diagnose, and prescribe/supervise treatment to assigned patients while conforming to local policy, Texas Administrative Code, and applicable laws to decrease psychiatric symptoms/disorders.
• Ability to direct psychiatric activities.
• Ability to examine, diagnose, and treat mental disorders.
• Ability to interpret psychological diagnoses and analyses.
• Ability to develop policies and procedures.
• Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of psychiatric histories and medical records.
• Ability to solve medically difficult issues by considering opinions of consultants and/or appropriate literature including accepted guidelines.
• Ability to work with the recovery team by facilitating a unified, effective team approach using the expertise of all team members and involving patients in order to assure high quality patient care.
• Ability to participate with other psychiatric staff to provide continuous quality improvement and to promote quality care by adhering to the plan of improvement and state initiatives.
• Ability to manage “polypharmacy” and to justify and document when the use of multiple psychotropic medications is necessary.
• Ability to plan, assign, and/or supervise the work of others.
• Ability to work independently using good judgement and advanced time management skills.
• Ability to participate in annual training as well as any other required specific training in order to assure up to date skills and knowledge in required areas such as CPR and safe use of restraints.
• Ability to organize and present information effectively, both orally and in writing.

Skills

• Knowledge of methods and procedures in the field of general medicine and general psychiatry.
• Knowledge of principles of the development, implementation, and documentation of person-centered individualized care and recovery plans.
• Knowledge of the principles of psychiatric treatment and ability to work collaboratively with staff.
• Knowledge of the state formulary guidelines for maximum doses, and if exceeded, provides detailed documentation of exception, ensuring efficacy, safety, and tolerance.
• Knowledge and skills in providing services to people with psychiatric disorders in an in-patient hospital setting.
• Knowledge and skills in effectively using an electronic healthcare system and Microsoft Office products.
• Skills in the care and treatment of patients.
• Skills in the use of medical and psychiatric diagnostic and treatment tools and equipment.
• Skills in conducting psychiatric research when necessary.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Pay

$20,971.00 - $23,120.50

Schedule

Day Shift